Summary:
Stratham, New Hampshire, has two public schools serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade: Stratham Memorial School for grades PK–5 and Cooperative Middle School for grades 6–8. The schools serve about 1,443 students and operate in different districts: Stratham School District and Exeter Region Cooperative School District. No public high school is listed in Stratham, and both schools receive four-star ratings.
Stratham Memorial School is the stronger performer overall in the latest data, with 71% of students proficient in mathematics and 74% in reading. Those results are well above New Hampshire averages. Its standout result is fourth-grade mathematics, at 85% proficiency, while reading performance is consistently strong across grades 3–5. The school ranks in approximately the top 13% statewide based on its 2025–2026 ranking history. Its main area for improvement is science, where proficiency was 37%, slightly below the state average and down from the prior year.
Cooperative Middle School also performs above state averages, reporting 56% proficiency in mathematics, 65% in reading, and 41% in science. Reading is its strongest subject, especially in grades 6 and 7, but eighth-grade results are notably lower: 50% in mathematics and 54% in reading. Science declined seven points year over year, making it a shared concern with the elementary school. Both schools report favorable student-teacher ratios, below 11 students per teacher. For families comparing the schools, Stratham Memorial shows stronger mathematics and reading results, while Cooperative Middle provides a solid above-average middle-school option with particular attention warranted for eighth-grade achievement and science.
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